Growling and Touchy

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Growling noun - A gruff or angry utterance (suggestive of the growling of an animal).

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Touchy and growling are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Touchy" instead an adjective "Growling".

Nearby Words: growl, growled, growler

Touchy adjective - Easily offended.

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Growling and touchy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Growling" instead an adjective "Touchy".

Nearby Words: touch, touched, touching, touchiness, toucher

Interplay of Sex and Violence: When a queen dragon is ready to mate, she turns into very touchy Tsundere, growling and taking swipes at any of the males that get too close.

Source: Literature / Dragonriders of Pern

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